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Ordinary Meeting, September 8, 1891. 



Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A. (President), in the chair. 



Ballot. — R. S. Rogers, M.D., was elected a Fellow of the 

 Society. 



Auditor. — D. J. Adcock was elected auditor of the current 

 year's accounts. 



Exhibits. — O. B. Lower exhibited two foreign butterflies. J. 

 G. O. Tepper, F.L.S., showed an insect that had been caught 

 in a crack of Miocene clay, which on becoming moist had 

 expanded and thus imprisoned and pressed the insect. Prof. 

 Tate drew attention to how such an object occurring in a 

 fossilised condition might lead to an erroneous conclusion unless 

 carefully observed. In such a case the object would be more or 

 less perpendicular to the deposit instead of being horizontal to it. 



Vote of Condolence. — It was decided to send a letter of 

 condolence to the widow of the late L. S. Wilkinson, Govern- 

 ment Geologist for New South Wales, on the loss she had sus- 

 tained, and expressing the regret felt by the Society. 



Papers. — " New Mollusca," by Professor Tate. " Second 

 Supplement to S.A. Bivalves," by Prof. Tate. " Notes on 

 Emydura latisternum occurring in South Australia," by A. 

 ZiETZ. In addition to the previously-known occurrences of 

 Clielodina lonyicoUis, in the River Murray and its tributaries, 

 and Chelymys Macquaria, in Lake Alexandrina, Mr. A. Zietz 

 records Emydura latisternum from the Mount Gambler lakes and 

 the River Torrens, the latter locality from a capture made about 

 20 years ago, the former more recently. Hitherto the species has 

 been known as inhabiting Queensland only. 



Annual Meeting, October 6, 1891. 



Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A., in the chair. 



Reports. — The annual report and balance-sheet of the 

 Society were read and adopted. The annual reports and balance- 

 sheets of the Field Naturalist and Microscopical Sections were 

 accepted. 



Election of Council. — The Council for the ensuing year was 

 elected as follows : — President, Rev. Thomas Blackburn, B.A. ;. 

 Vice-Presidents, Prof. Tate, F.G.S., F.L.S., and Samuel Dixon ; 

 Hon. Treasurer, Walter Rutt, C.E. ; Hon. Secretary, AV. L. 

 Cleland, M.B. ; Members of Council, Prof. Rennie, D.Sc, E. C. 

 Stirling, M.D., Walter Howchin, F.G.S., W. B. Poole, Maurice 

 Holtze, F.L.S., and J. S. Lloyd. 



Vote of Thanks. — It was moved and carried that a special vote 

 of thanks be passed to the following Fellows for their services on 



